Sinker and liquid level determining device for vessels



W. D. SPENCE June 8, 1937 SINKER AND LIQUID LEVEL DETERMINING DEVICE FOR VESSELS Filed May 21, 1934 MIX/20713562657206? ATTORN EY Patented June 8, 1937 SINKER AND LIQUID LEVEL DETERMINING DEVICE FOR VESSELS William D. Spence, Temple, Ga.

Application May 21, 1934, Serial No. 726,814

2 Claims.

This invention relates to siphonic devices and its general object is to provide what may be termed a combined sinker and liquid level determining device for vessels and the like to cause 5 the same to tilt and sink rapidly within a liquid to assure prompt filling, as well as to siphon some of the liquid from the vessel when the latter is being removed or lifted from the liquid supply so that a desired or predetermined amount of the liquid remains in the vessel, while the siphoned amount falls back into the liquid supply.

A further object of the invention is to provide a siphon device that can be associated or attached with respect to any type of vessel to perform its intended function therewith, but is extremely eflicient in use with a well bucket, as it not only causes the bucket to sink but removes a certain quantity of'water therefrom as it is being drawn to the surface of the well, therefore there is no excess water to be splashed or wasted on the well box or platform to run back into the well, therefore my device has a tendency I to prevent the well from becoming polluted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a siphonic device that is simple in construction,

and may be in the form of an attachment for a vessel, but in any event, is inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient in use and servme.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangementof the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevation showing the application of my device to a well bucket.

Figure 2 is a view partly in section showing the position assumed by the bucket as it sinks into the water of the well.

Figure 3 isa fragmentary sectional view showing my device in the act of siphoning some of the water from the bucket as the latter is being drawn from the well.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken through the device which forms the subject matter' of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 66 of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

While I have illustrated my device as being applied to a well bucket, I want it understood that it can be applied to any type of handled con- 5 tainer, and may be made from any kind of material without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, I have shown my device as being in the form of an attachment for containers, and in fact it is a tube bent to provide a relatively long arm I and a short arm 2 that are disposed parallel with respect to each other and connected at their upper ends with a curved or goose neck portion 3.

Formed on or otherwise secured to the arms I and 2 and preferably depending laterally therefrom are relatively fiat strips 4 and 5 that terminate at their lower ends in alignment and have disposed therethrough threaded openings to 20 threadedly receive screw bolts 6 which are in the form of set screws, as clearly shown in Figure 4.

In applying my device in the form as shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive to'a vessel, it is 25 disposed over the upper edge thereof, with the short arm arranged within the vessel as best shown in Figures 2 and 3, and the screw bolts are then applied to the vessel, for fixedly associating the device at the desired height thereon, as it will be obvious that the device can be secured at various positions on the vessel, so that the desired amount of the contents thereof can be siphoned therefrom.

The long arm I of the device may have arranged thereon graduations 1 to determine the adjustability of the device with respect to the vessel, but in any event the device acts as a means to sink the vessel within a liquid supply as shown in Figure 2, and to siphon a certain amount of the liquid from the vessel as shown in Figure 3.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A sinker and liquid level determining device for a handled vessel, comprising a tubular member looped upon itself and including a short arm for disposal Within the vessel and a long arm for disposal exteriorly of the vessel and communicata long arm for disposal exteriorly of the vessel, ingwith the short arm, gage means on the long said long arm arranged parallel with the short arm, said arms being arranged parallel with each arm and in communication therewith, a strip for other throughout their length, means depending each arm and formed on and depending laterally 5 ,from the lower end of each arm, and screw means therefrom, each strip having a threaded open- 5 carried by the depending means for engagement ing adjacent its lower end, with the openings sub- -with the inner and outer sides of the vessel for stantially registering with each other, screw securing the device thereto. means threaded inthe openings and engageable- 2. A sinker and liquid level determining device with theinner and outer sides of the vessel for 10 for a pivoted handle carrying vessel, comprising cooperation with each other 'for securing the 10 tubular means looped upon itself and including device to the vessel. a short arm for disposal within the vessel and WILLIAM D. SPENCE. 

